Using the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO SSC):
a. is an activity that all surgeons have enthusiastically embraced.
b. improves communication and teamwork, and so enhances patient safety.
c. adds significantly to the length of all procedures but is worthwhile.
d. is only necessary when it is anticipated that patients will receive a general anaesthetic.
ANS: B
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